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Best memoirs and biographies to read in 2025
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Joan Didion and posthumous publishing: a new problem?
Talking Point Personal and intimate diaries from the author – which she kept out of public view – will be released in April
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Greg Doran picks his favourite books
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Get In: 'cracking read' on Labour's rise to power
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Tash Aw picks his favourite books
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The Great Siege of Malta: the 'engrossing' story of an Ottoman invasion
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Will George RR Martin ever finish 'The Winds of Winter'?
In Depth Westeros fans have been waiting for well over a decade, and they are going to have to keep waiting
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Eimear McBride picks her favourite books
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Source Code: Bill Gates' journey from 'snotty brat' to world's richest man
The Week Recommends The first two decades of the tech billionaire's journey are charted in this memoir
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Best romance books to warm your heart
The Week Recommends Curl up with a novel this winter, from Onyx Storm to Funny Story
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James Birch shares his favourite books
The Week Recommends The curator and art dealer picks works by Mikhail Lermontov, Negley Farson and others
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The Secret Painter: Joe Tucker's 'witty and touching' memoir explores lifelong hidden talent
The Week Recommends A 'fitting tribute' to a man who explored working-class communities in his art
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Peter Florence shares books that spark debate
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The Extinction of Experience: Christine Rosen's book proves we are 'coddled' by technology
The Week Recommends An examination of our relationship with phones and the internet, this book is 'razor sharp'
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